"Being a complete instrument in itself it has no equal as an entertainment medium in the home, outdoors, or wherever people gather to enjoy good fellowship. During the past 15 years or so the accordion has risen to the top of the field as a best seller in the musical instrument market. At present, it threatens to replace the piano as the medium through which Junior or little sister are initiated to the delights and sometimes pains of a musical education."
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John Serry Sr, "What's Wrong with the Accordion", Accordion World (January 1947) p. 8 John Serry as quoted in American Music Vol. 25 No. 2 (Summer 2007) "Searching for Rockordion: the Changing Image of the Accordion in America. by Marion S. Jacobson. p. 221 on JSTOR.org
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